Francis is the reform pope we need 0
No one on Earth is without their critics. That includes Pope Francis, a man who may outpace Pope John XXIII as a Reform Pope. The latter’s blessing of a helicopter in 1959 was big news, and seems almost quaint now in comparison with his successor. It’s simply impossible to outpace or out do this Pope. […]
Read MoreBarack Obama and Viola Davis Talk Carving Out Opportunities for Black Women 0
“The only thing that separates women of color from anyone else is opportunity, said Viola Davis last night when accepting her Emmy which, incidentally, made her the first Black woman in history to be given the award for best actress in a TV drama. Maybe Davis was listening to President Barack Obama’s speech that same […]
Read MoreWhat Is Hillary’s Greatest Accomplishment? 0
If you want to stump a Democrat, ask them to name an accomplishment of Hillary Clinton,” Carly Fiorina quipped at Wednesday’s Republican debate. The line got hearty applause-but it also cut to the core of one of the defining lines of attacks against the former first lady and Democratic presidential frontrunner. After nearly forty years […]
Read MoreObeying the Law, So Help Me, God 0
Our Founding Fathers thought Freedom of Religion was so important they put it at the top of the Bill of Rights. As a proud Catholic woman, I know I’m glad those protections are there. I take no joy from Rowan County clerk Kim Davis (by the way, a registered Democrat) spending time in the Carter […]
Read MoreUnBowed and Unbroken: The Good Times Roll On 0
Ten years ago this week Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf coast, drowning New Orleans and the surrounding areas — over 1800 souls perished, one million people displaced, millions of homes destroyed or damaged and families torn apart, scattered. Did anyone think the City of New Orleans, the region, would be thriving? And dancing? […]
Read MoreTHE RIGHT WING’S EMAIL FAIRY TALE 0
If you look up “kangaroo court” in the dictionary, you’ll find a big old picture of Rep. Trey Gowdy. Why? Because he is leading a one-man, partisan show trial of harassment against Hillary Clinton. And it’s high time someone called him out for it. Gowdy is the chairman of the so-called House Select Committee on […]
Read MoreSo, who won the Republican debate? 0
(CNN) – CNN Opinion asked a range of contributors to give their take on the first Republican Party debate of the 2016 presidential campaign, and to pick their biggest winners and losers from the night. The opinions expressed in these commentaries are solely their own. David Gergen: Trump, a gift to the GOP Donald Trump […]
Read MoreCircus Over Substance 0
The first presidential debate of 2016 is now in the books. It says something about the quality of the major Republican candidates that the best performance by far belonged to former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina, who wasn’t polling in the top 10 and didn’t make the main event. If her numbers hold, she will be […]
Read MoreStruggle for voting rights isn’t over 0
(CNN)- Thursday August 6 marks the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. As part of this commemoration, President Barack Obama will join Congressman John Lewis of Georgia and Attorney General Loretta Lynch, the first African-American woman to serve in the role, to call on Congress to pass the Voting Rights Advancement Act. […]
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